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Black-bellied Plover (Juvenile)

Pluvialis squatarola

Description:

It is the largest plover in North America. Breeding male with vivid white stripe on either side of neck running from front of crown to wing. Crown pale gray, in palest individuals scarcely distinct from neck stripe, with scattered black spots to rear or heavily marked with black in some. Breeding females vary from almost as bright as males to markedly different. Head and neck stripe distinct in some but not in others. Juvenile similar to winter adult, but with heavily streaked breast and sides and complex pattern of pale dots all over upperparts. May be washed with golden brown.

Habitat:

Nests in Arctic lowlands on dry tundra. Winters on coastal beaches and estuaries. May use flooded pasture and agricultural land.

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Southampton, New York, USA

Spotted on May 23, 2012
Submitted on May 25, 2012

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